Sex disaggregated data is crucial in understanding the impacts of gender inequity on population health.
Women's Health Goulburn North East, supported by Women's Health East, has used the Victorian Women's Health Atlas as a tool to develop the Regional Health Planning Resource and Gendered Data Insights Tools. The resources will support local governments to integrate gender equity into health and wellbeing planning.
The Regional Health Planning Resource analyses state and national data through an intersectional and gendered lens, alongside the Gendered Data Insights Tool, tailored to the 12 Local Government Areas in the Goulburn Valley and North East.
This suite of resources will support local government to:
- Apply a gender lens to 2025-2029 Municipal Public Health and Wellbeing Plans and Council Plans
- Take evidence-based action on population health issues in rural communities
- Meet obligations under the Gender Equality Act 2020.
Local governments play a key role in promoting health and wellbeing, with strong community ties and the ability to implement targeted, population-level interventions.
The Regional Health Planning Resource and Gendered Data Insights Tools will support local governments to address the social determinants of health, focusing on the unique challenges and barriers faced in rural and regional areas.
Access our resources here.